"Educating Rita (film) Educating Rita is a British 1983 drama/comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, and Maureen Lipman. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Caine and Walters both won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for best actor and actress. The British Film Institute ranked ""Educating Rita"" the 84th greatest British film of the 20th century. A Liverpudlian working-class young hairdresser Rita (Julie Walters) wants to better herself by studying"
"Third Kind"" – Joe Alves 1979: ""Alien"" – Michael Seymour 1980: ""The Elephant Man"" – Stuart Craig 1981: ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" – Norman Reynolds 1982: ""Blade Runner"" – Lawrence G. Paull 1983: ""La Traviata"" – Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli 1985: ""Brazil"" – Norman Garwood 1986: ""A Room with a View"" – Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta 1987: ""Radio Days"" – Santo Loquasto 1988: """" – Dean Tavoularis 1989: ""The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"" – Dante Ferretti 1990: ""Dick Tracy"" – Richard Sylbert 1991: ""Edward Scissorhands"" – Bo Welch 1992: ""Strictly Ballroom"" – Catherine Martin 1993: ""The Piano"""
"Award-nominated ""The Swarm"" (1978), ""Ashanti"" (1979) (which he claimed were his worst three films), ""Beyond the Poseidon Adventure"" (1979), ""The Island"" (1980), ""The Hand"" (1981) and a reunion with his ""Sleuth"" co-star Laurence Olivier in ""The Jigsaw Man"" (1982). Caine's acclaimed roles during the 1980s included a BAFTA-winning turn in ""Educating Rita"" (1983) in which he co-starred with Julie Walters, an Oscar-winning performance in ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" (1986), and a Golden Globe-nominated one in ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" (1988) co-starring Steve Martin. He continued to appear in poorly received films such as ""Blame It on Rio"", the Dick Clement and"
"during his career. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ""Philadelphia"" (1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). In 1995, Hanks became one of only two actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years, with Spencer Tracy being the other. In 2004, he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In 2014, he"
"James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for"
"1980s, including ""The Big Chill"" (1983), "" Eddie and the Cruisers"" (1983), ""Platoon"" (1986), ""Someone to Watch Over Me"" (1987), and ""Major League"" (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Barnes in ""Platoon"" (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for ""Best Supporting Actor""). A role for which he has become well known for is Thomas Beckett, the main character in the mid-1990s film ""Sniper"" (which would later be followed by four sequels, featuring Berenger in the starring role for three). Other notable films from that period in which he was"
"""' Richard Attenborough - ""Doctor Dolittle"" ""' Carol Channing - ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" Dustin Hoffman - ""The Graduate"" Katharine Ross - ""The Graduate"" Paul Newman Julie Andrews ""' Martin Landau – """" ""' Carol Burnett – ""The Carol Burnett Show"" 25th Golden Globe Awards The 25th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1967, were held on 12 February 1968. ""' Rod Steiger - ""In the Heat of the Night"" ""' Richard Harris - ""Camelot"" ""' Edith Evans - ""The Whisperers"" ""' Anne Bancroft - ""The Graduate"" ""' Mike Nichols - ""The Graduate"" ""' ""In the Heat of the"
"Finch, who received an Oscar nomination for the role. Ian Bannen received an Academy Award nomination in 1965 for Best Supporting Actor, for his performance in ""The Flight of the Phoenix"" as Ratbags Crow, one of the survivors of a plane crash. He also received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter in ""The Offence"" (1972). He also won acclaim for his roles as Brother Benedict in ""Lamb"" (1986), Grandfather George in John Boorman's ""Hope and Glory"" (1987) (for which he received a second Best Supporting Actor BAFTA nomination), the"
"Philadelphia (film) Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film, while the song ""Streets of Philadelphia"" by Bruce Springsteen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nyswaner was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but lost to Jane Campion for ""The Piano"". Andrew"
"starring Michael Caine), Gordon Willis's thriller ""Windows"" (1980), Andrew Bergman's comedy ""So Fine"" (1981) starring Ryan O'Neal, Matt Cimber's film ""Butterfly"" (1982), starring Pia Zadora, Samuel Fuller's controversial drama film ""White Dog"" (1982) and ""Thieves After Dark"" (1984), Jerry London's critically acclaimed TV movie ""The Scarlet and the Black"" (1983), starring Gregory Peck, and Richard Fleischers box office bomb ""Red Sonja"" (1985), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. Morricone's most fruitful and often long-term collaborations in English language cinema been with directors such as Brian De Palma, Barry Levinson, Warren Beatty, Oliver Stone and especially Roland Joffé, for whom Morricone"
"Best Actor. He and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the only brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards. His other films include the satire film ""Buffalo Soldiers"" (2001), the science fiction thriller ""Signs"" (2002), the animated film ""Brother Bear"" (2003), the historical drama film ""Hotel Rwanda"" (2004), the psychological thriller ""The Village"" (2004), the documentary ""Earthlings"" (2005), the romantic drama ""Two Lovers"" (2008), the drama ""The Immigrant"" (2013), the romantic science fiction drama ""Her"" (2013), the crime comedy-drama film ""Inherent Vice"" (2014), and the thriller ""You Were Never Really Here"" (2017), for which he won the Cannes"
"Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared in over 125 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in British films. Caine gained recognition as one of the most famous actors of the 1960s through his breakthrough role in the film ""Zulu"" (1964). He then portrayed spy Harry Palmer in the films ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Funeral in Berlin"" (1966) and ""Billion Dollar Brain"" (1967). His role in ""Sleuth"" (1972) led him to an Academy Award for Best Actor"
"of 1976 and garnering ten Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Picture and Best Director. He later returned to direct what was then expected to be the series' final installment, ""Rocky V"" (1990). (Later installments were released in 2006, 2015, and 2018""). He directed the mystery-drama ""The Formula"" (1980), starring Marlon Brando and George C. Scott. His other films include ""Cry Uncle!"" (1971), ""Neighbors"" (1981), ""The Karate Kid"" (1984), ""The Karate Kid Part II"" (1986), ""The Karate Kid Part III"" (1989) and ""8 Seconds"" (1994). He also directed the drama ""Lean On Me"", starring Morgan Freeman. Avildsen was"
"1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's ""The Floating Light Bulb"", in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. Brian Backer Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film ""Fast Times at Ridgemont High"" as shy teenager Mark ""Rat"" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film ""Moving Violations"" as Scott Greeber"
"Bruce Springsteen to make the main song for this film in an effort to try to get more people who don’t know much about AIDS to be more comfortable with viewing the film, and to raise awareness overall. However, Springsteen's first contribution, ""Tunnel of Love"", was rejected by Demme. Philadelphia (film) Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 66th"
"the Damned"" Richard Jordan — ""Captains and the Kings"" Henry Winkler — ""Happy Days"" Susan Blakely — ""Rich Man, Poor Man"" Carol Burnett — ""The Carol Burnett Show "" Rich Man, Poor Man Barney Miller Edward Asner — ""Rich Man, Poor Man"" Josette Banzet — ""Rich Man, Poor Man"" Eleanor and Franklin 34th Golden Globe Awards The 34th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1976, were held on January 29, 1977. Peter Finch — ""Network"" Kris Kristofferson — ""A Star Is Born"" Faye Dunaway — ""Network"" Barbra Streisand — ""A Star Is Born"" Sidney Lumet"
"Offence"", ""Antony and Cleopatra"" (1972), ""Hennessy"" (1975), ""Trial by Combat"" (1976), ""The Four Feathers"" (1978), ""Love and Bullets"" (1979), ""Flash Gordon"" (1980), ""Dragonslayer"" (1981), ""Ivanhoe"" (1982), """" (1985), ""When the Whales Came"" (1989), and the 1985 science-fiction cult film ""Lifeforce"", directed by Tobe Hooper. He also appeared as McTaggart in the director's cut of the 1973 film ""The Wicker Man"". His later film roles included a Baron in """" (1991) and as Mandara in ""Kull the Conqueror"" (1997). In 1973 he played the troubled Dr. Peter Conway in the science fiction series ""Moonbase 3"", but his most notable television role"
"western ""Five Savage Men"". Returning to the United States in the mid-1970s, he co-starred with Frank Sinatra in ""Contract on Cherry Street"" (1977) and Charles Bronson in ""Love and Bullets"" (1979). He then signed on as the evil adversary Killer Kane in ""Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"" (1979). In the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared as the arrogant hunter Colonel Brock in ""Alligator"" (1980), a drug-addicted hitman in Burt Reynolds' ""Sharky's Machine"" (1981), a former prison warden-turned-enforcer in ""Escape from the Bronx"" (1983), which was lampooned on ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"", a comedy gangster in ""Cannonball Run II"" (1984)"
"eldest daughter Tara and one from his son Scott. James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny"
"before it"". Two years before, Roger Ebert had written in his journal that it ""comes closest to being a film everyone agrees... is unquestionably great."" ""The Godfather"" was nominated for seven awards at the 30th Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture – Drama, James Caan for Best Supporting Actor, Al Pacino and Marlon Brando for Best Actor – Drama, Best Score, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. When the winners were announced on January 28, 1973, the film had won the categories for: Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor – Drama, Best Original Score, and Best Picture – Drama. ""The Godfather"" won"
"film to be nominated for Best Picture. ""True Grit"" was the second film after 2002's ""Gangs of New York"" to lose all ten of its nominations. By virtue of his nomination for Best Actor in ""127 Hours"", host James Franco became the first person since Paul Hogan, who was a co-host and a Best Original Screenplay nominee during the 59th ceremony in 1987, to host the ceremony while receiving a nomination in the same year. He was also the first acting nominee since Michael Caine at the 45th ceremony in 1973 to achieve this distinction. With Christian Bale and Melissa"
"and Bobby Moore, the 1982 film ""Deathtrap"", and the 1986 Academy Award-nominated ""Mona Lisa"". In 1987, Caine narrated ""Hero"", the official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also starred in ""Without a Clue"", portraying Sherlock Holmes and also acted as Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline in the 1988 TV series ""Jack the Ripper"". In the 1990s, Caine found good parts harder to come by. He played the mysterious bartender Mike in ""Mr. Destiny"" in 1990. A high point came when he played Ebenezer Scrooge in the critically acclaimed ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" (1992). He played the beleaguered stage director"
"Goodbye Girl"" - Neil Simon ""' Peter Firth - ""Equus"" ""' Vanessa Redgrave - ""Julia"" ""' Edward Asner - ""Lou Grant"" ""' Henry Winkler - ""Happy Days"" ""' Lesley Ann Warren - ""79 Park Avenue"" ""' Carol Burnett - ""The Carol Burnett Show"" ""' ""Roots"" ""' ""All in the Family"" ""' ""Raid on Entebbe"" 35th Golden Globe Awards The 35th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1977, were held on January 28, 1978. ""' Richard Burton – ""Equus"" ""' Richard Dreyfuss – ""The Goodbye Girl"" ""' Jane Fonda – ""Julia"" ""' Diane Keaton – ""Annie"
"nomination. Caine has won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the films ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" (1986) and ""The Cider House Rules"" (1999). More recently Caine has gained a new following through his collaborations with British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan in the Dark Knight Trilogy films, as well as ""Inception"" (2010) and ""Interstellar"" (2014). Note: in ""The Italian Job"" (2001 video game), Caine's voice (as Charlie Croker) was impersonated by Phil Cornwell At his peak, exhibitors voted Michael Caine one of the most popular stars at the box office: Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared"
"doctor, ""Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier"" 1980; Dr. Miller, ""Out of the Darkness"" 1985; ""Day One"" 1989; Clines, ""The Jackie Presser Story"" 1992. Cop, ""Ethel is an Elephant"" 1980; Lawyer, ""O'Malley"" 1983. Richards on ""Ryan's Hope;"" George Caswell on ""The Hamptons;"" Judge Kreinik on ""Feds;"" ""Police Story;"" ""Eischied;"" ""The Andros Targets;"" ""All My Children;"" ""Sanctuary of Fear;"" ""Rocking-Chair Rebellion;"" ""Guiding Light;"" ""Today's FBI;"" ""Search for Tomorrow;"" and ""Another World."" Sam Findley, ""White Knight,"" """" 1986; Mr. Hartzman, ""Hired Wife"", ""Kate & Allie"" 1987; Judge Michael Callahan, ""The Serpent's Tooth"", ""Law & Order"", 1991; Judge Michael Callahan, ""Renunciation"", ""Law"
"for a production of ""The Magnificent Yankee"" for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. William Daniels William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Craig in the NBC drama ""St. Elsewhere"", for which he won two Emmy Awards, and as Mr. Feeny in the ABC sitcom ""Boy Meets World"". He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001. He is also associated with his performances as the father of Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in ""The Graduate"" (1967), as Howard in ""Two for the Road"", as John Adams in"
"Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe. Caan's subsequent notable performances include roles in ""Thief"" (1981), ""Misery"" (1990), ""For the Boys"" (1991), ""Eraser"" (1996), ""Bottle Rocket"" (1996) and ""Elf"" (2003), as well as the role of ""Big Ed"" Deline in the television series ""Las Vegas"" (2003–08). He also prominently lent his voice to ""Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"" (2009) and ""Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"" (2013) as Tim Lockwood, father of Bill Hader's protagonist Flint Lockwood. For his contributions to the film industry, Caan was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978 with a"
"Hoffman (1985, Golden Globe and Emmy awards), Warren Mitchell (1996) and Dennehy (2000, Golden Globe and SAG awards and Emmy nomination). Fredric March won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 9th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor at the 24th Academy Awards and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Foreign) at the 6th British Academy Film Awards. Brian Dennehy won Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play at the 53rd Tony Awards in 1999, while Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for the same"
"William Daniels William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Craig in the NBC drama ""St. Elsewhere"", for which he won two Emmy Awards, and as Mr. Feeny in the ABC sitcom ""Boy Meets World"". He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001. He is also associated with his performances as the father of Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in ""The Graduate"" (1967), as Howard in ""Two for the Road"", as John Adams in the 1972 musical film ""1776"", as Carter Nash in ""Captain Nice"", and as"
"Man with Two Brains"" · 1983 ""Uncommon Valor"" · 1983 ""D. C. Cab"" · 1984 ""Rhinestone"" · 1985 ""Sweet Dreams"" · 1986 ""Wildcats"" · 1986 ""Nothing in Common"" · 1986 ""The Golden Child"" · 1987 ""Beverly Hills Cop II"" · 1987 ""Eddie Murphy: Raw"" · 1988 ""Sunset"" · 1988 ""Big Top Pee-wee"" · 1989 ""Police Academy 6: City Under Siege"" · 1989 ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"" · 1989 ""Black Rain"" · 1989 ""Harlem Nights"" · 1990 ""Another 48 Hrs."" · 1991 ""Soapdish"" · 1991 ""Other People's Money"" · 1992 ""Boomerang"" · 1993 ""Point of No Return"" · 1993"
"3. Roger Deakins – ""A Serious Man"" 1. Kathryn Bigelow – ""The Hurt Locker""<br> 2. Wes Anderson – ""Fantastic Mr. Fox""<br> 3. Quentin Tarantino – ""Inglourious Basterds"" 1. ""The Hurt Locker""<br> 2. ""Up in the Air""<br> 3. ""Fantastic Mr. Fox"" 1. ""Summer Hours (L'heure d'été)"" • France<br> 2. ""Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)"" • Spain<br> 3. ""Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick)"" • Sweden 1. ""Of Time and the City""<br> 2. ""Anvil! The Story of Anvil""<br> 3. ""Tyson"" 1. Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche, – ""In the Loop""<br> 2. Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – ""Up"
"movie legend."" For the 27th Academy Awards the film received nominations for Best Picture (won by ""On the Waterfront""), Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart, losing to Marlon Brando for ""On the Waterfront""), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Tully), Best Screenplay, Best Sound Recording (John P. Livadary), Best Film Editing, and Best Dramatic Score (Max Steiner), but won no awards. Dmytryk was also nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. The Caine Mutiny (film) The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American film. A fictional Navy drama set in the Pacific during World War II, it was directed"
"his portrayal of amoral corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the Oliver Stone-directed drama ""Wall Street"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in the sequel """" (2010). Douglas's subsequent film roles included: ""Black Rain"" (1989); ""The War of the Roses"" (1989); ""Basic Instinct"" (1992); ""Falling Down"" (1993); ""The American President"" (1995); ""The Game"" (1997); ""Traffic"" and ""Wonder Boys"" (both 2000); ""Solitary Man"" (2009); ""Ant-Man"" (2015) and ""Ant-Man and the Wasp"" (2018). In 2013, Douglas's performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic ""Behind the Candelabra"", received universal critical acclaim, and the actor won numerous"